tomorrow is the second time the president of the united states has tied the inauguration to what obama called a central cause of his administration, getting all americans to serve, and it's not just for one day, although the output, the volunteers are in large, large numbers today. >> yeah. >> it's to get commitment for service all year long. >> you left congress, you mentioned, during the break in '94. left congress in '95 and the republican party rode that election wave into power. tell me a little bit with b where we are now in terms of the hyper partisanship that seems to permeate washington, d.c. versus that period of time where, again, a lot of folks said hyper partisanship was permeating washington, d.c. is it different at all, or is it about the same? >> i think there's a roller coaster ride through american history. and part of it, ups and downs, have to do with partisanship. part of it has to do with not facing our big problems, wanting to get away from them, and i think we're at a turning point. i think obama has been at a turning point, but the -- the second victory and the